Lord (Eric) Pickles
@EricPickles
Rt Hon The Lord Pickles Hon VP @HMD_UK President @EntForumUK UK Post Holocaust Envoy. CoChair @UKHMF MP Brentwood & Ongar 1992-2017
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21-07-2009 16:09:24
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A beautiful afternoon in Wigmore Hall listening to Leonore Piano Trio play Beethoven, Hayden and Vitezslav Novak. Compared by Tom Conti, the concert was a celebration of the #kindertransport 85th Anniversary. Congratulations to the The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) for organising such a successful event
Time this morning for a visit to JerseyArts.com to see the exhibition of internee art. Every picture is an old friend to me, studied for my book ‘A Materiality of Internment’ coming out with Routledge Books in the autumn ❤️
Privileged to celebrate The Wiener Holocaust Library 90 years Wallace Collection with honoured friends and guests Daniel Finkelstein Tracy-Ann Oberman Jonathan Freedland Luciana Berger thank you everyone who loves this astonishing institution. More than ever, it is our duty to defend the truth about the Holocaust.
HMA @uksimont joining in the commemoration of 30 years of UK-Croatia fire partnership Operation Florian last Saturday. Thanks to all firefighters for your vital, lifesaving work! 🚒🇬🇧🇭🇷 #UKCroatia #FireSafety #OperationFlorian
For the National Days of Remembrance, Deputy Special Envoy Stacy Bernard Davis spoke about the importance of #Holocaust issues to the USG, especially Holocaust education, at a 3GDC and JCRC of Greater DC remembrance event, & heard stories of courage from survivors & their descendants.
We're excited to share the theme for #HolocaustMemorialDay 2025: For a Better Future, and launch our arts project: #80Candles for 80 Years.
Rob Rinder is working with us to raise awareness of this significant year - the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.…
It was wonderful to join Holocaust and genocide survivors at the Buckingham Palace #GardenParty yesterday.
Survivors were invited to the special occasion in recognition of the positive impact they have had on their community. #BuckinghamPalace
The rise in conspiracy theories should be a concern for all of us. To enable MPs to deal with this dangerous growing trend, the Antisemitism Policy Trust and the APPG Antisemitism
have worked with Matthew Sweet, Tell MAMA UK, Institute for Strategic Dialogue Full Fact and others, with the support of Penny Mordaunt to…
Members of both Houses joined together to support for The Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre Bob Blackman Ian Austin Lisa Nandy David Cameron Ed Balls
They also gave a message to opponents of the Memorial - no more delays, the Memorial will be built next to Parliament
Brilliant speeches and important restatements of cross-party support for the UK Holocaust Memorial Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens from Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Lord David Cameron and Shadow International Development Secretary Lisa Nandy alongside Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack…